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Gloria Oladipo in New York

Biden criticized for just one mention of abortion in State of the Union speech

Pro-choice activists n the 50th anniversary of Roe v Wade in January.
Pro-choice activists n the 50th anniversary of Roe v Wade in January. Photograph: Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

Joe Biden is facing criticism for making only a late, brief mention of abortion rights in his first State of the Union address since the reversal of Roe v Wade by a conservative-led supreme court last year removed the federal right to the procedure in the US.

During Tuesday’s State of the Union speech, Biden used the word abortion exactly once, making remarks about statewide abortions bans almost an hour into the speech.

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